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Chargers vs. Titans week 3 NFL game capsule

Here are all of the stats and information you need to know about this week's game between the Tennessee Titans and San Diego Chargers.

Jason Bridge-USA TODAY Sports

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-1) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1-1)

SERIES

CHARGERS

TITANS

SERIES LEADER

25-13-1

STREAKS

Past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.

McCoy: 0-0

Munchak: 0-1

LAST WEEK

W 33-30 at Eagles

L 30-24 (OT) at Texans

LAST GAME

9/16/12: Titans 10 at Chargers 38. San Diego TE Dante Rosario catches 2 1st-quarter TDs. Chargers RB Jackie Battle adds 2 4th-quarter rushing TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE

12/25/09: Chargers 42, Titans 17. San Diego RB Darren Sproles scores 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson adds 2 rushing TDs in win.

BROADCAST

CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 125 (SD), 128 (Ten.). XM: 231 (Ten.).

STATS

PASSING

Rivers: 50-76-614 (3C)-7 (T2L)-1-115.8 (2C)

Locker: 28-50-273-2-0-84.8

RUSHING

Mathews: 29-106-3.7-0

C. Johnson 50-166 (2C)-3.3-0

RECEIVING

Gates (TE): 10-173-17.3-0

Wright: 9-65-7.2-1

OFFENSE

401.0 (3C)

238.5

TAKE/GIVE

-2

+4 (T1C)

DEFENSE

480.0

323.0

SACKS

Ja. Johnson, Wynn: 1

3 tied: 2

INTs

Thomas: 1

Verner: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING

Scifres: 46.7

Kern: 45.4

KICKING

Novak: 19 (1C) (7/7 PAT; 4/4 FG)

Bironas: 16 (4/4 PAT; 4/5 FG)

NOTES

CHARGERS: Club aims for 4th straight win at Ten...Chargers are averaging 37.7 points per game in past 3 vs. Titans...For career, QB PHILIP RIVERS is 5-0 vs. Titans & has 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 102 passer rating. Aims for 4th straight game with 100+ passer rating vs. Ten. Rivers posted 4th career game of 400+ passing yards last week...RB DANNY WOODHEAD had career-high 8 rec. in Week 2...TE ANTONIO GATES had 5 catches for 123 yards (24.6 avg.) with TD in last game vs. Ten. Has 4 TD catches in 5 career games vs. Ten. Last week, Gates (652) became 5th TE in NFL history to reach 650 career catches & posted 20th 100-yard rec. game, 4th-most by TE who began career since 1960...WR MALCOM FLOYD registered 10th 100-yard receiving game of career last week. WR EDDIE ROYAL (5) needs TD rec. to surpass career-best of 5 in '08. Had career-high 3 TDs last week...LB DWIGHT FREENEY has 13 sacks in 20 career games vs. Titans...LB DONALD BUTLER leads team with 15 tackles...S ERIC WEDDLE has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. Ten...TITANS: Have won 2 of past 3 home openers...QB JAKE LOCKER tied career-high with 2 TD passes last week. Ten. has 3-1 record when Locker has 90+ rating as starter...For career,RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 5 yards per carry vs. SD. Rushed for 142 yards in last home game vs. SD. Titans are 24-9 (.727) when Johnson has 100+ rush yards. RB JACKIE BATTLE spent 2012 season with SD...WR NATE WASHINGTON has reception in 80 consecutive games. Has 6 rec. for 137 yards (22.8 avg.) in last 2 vs. SD. TE DELANIE WALKER posted 1st TD as Titan last week...LB ZACH BROWN leads team with 20 tackles & tied for team-high with 2 sacks...S MICHAEL GRIFFIN has 3 career INTs vs. Hou. S BERNARD POLLARD posted 1st INT with Ten vs. Hou...CB ALTERRAUN VERNER had 23-yard INT-return TD last week, 1st of career. Leads team with 5 passes defensed...DE DERRICK MORGAN aims for 3rd straight game with sack. DE KAMERION WIMBLEY had career-high 4 sacks vs. SD on 11/10/11 (w/ Oak.).